Implications of victim pays infeasibilities for interconnected games with an illustration for aquifer sharing under unequal access costs

摘要: [1] This paper considers application of interconnected game theory to modeling bilateral agreements for sharing common pool resources under conditions unequal access. Linking negotiations issues with reciprocal benefits through has been proposed in other settings achieve international cooperation because it can avoid outcomes that are politically unacceptable due the “victim pays” principle. Previous studies have not considered adequately critical nature this political infeasibility, if exists, determining advantages interconnection. This investigates how structure and suggested by altered when victim pays strategies removed from feasibility set. games is shown greater than structural implications eliminating considered. Conversely, a class cases exists where full interconnection attainable without linking isolated component feasible.